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Serbia should not join Nato | Svetozar Stojanovićhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/03/serbia-nato-us-russia
Serbia should maintain its military neutrality and build bridges between nations, rather than rushing to join Nato<p>A few years ago, I would have accepted the argument that <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/serbia" title="Guardian: Serbia">Serbia</a> should tie itself to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/nato" title="Guardian: Nato">Nato</a> as firmly as possible, by full membership if needs be, in order not to find itself surrounded by countries that were all Nato members. However, for some time now, I have not regarded this reason as very convincing. I cannot see which of Serbia's neighbours pose a threat to the country, and I do not think that Nato would attack it only because of its refusal to become a member.</p><p>I do not consider this to be a real danger, especially since President Barack Obama stated: &quot;America will never impose a security arrangement on another country. For any country to become a member of an organization like Nato, for example, a majority of its people must choose to… And let me be clear: Nato should be seeking collaboration with Russia, not confrontation.&quot; The following recent statement by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, secretary general of Nato, is also important: &quot;It is up to the citizens of Serbia to decide whether Alliance membership would benefit their country&quot;.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/03/serbia-nato-us-russia">Continue reading...</a>SerbiaNatoUS foreign policyRussiaWorld newsEuropeWed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/03/serbia-nato-us-russiaSvetozar Stojanović2010-02-03T16:00:00Z